Monks of Constantinople from the 3rd to the 9th centuries. Life within the walls of the holy monasteries of the Byzantine capital

The book of Eugene Marden is dedicated to the history of Byzantine monasticism from Constantine the Great to Patriarch Fotia. The author talks about how, with the adoption of Christianity, Constantinople and the vast territories of the Eastern Roman Empire began to be rapidly built up with temples and monasteries, each of which had special ways and traditions. Maren introduces the reader to the inner world of the monastery, traces the life of the monk from joining the monastery to the adoption of the highest sang, talks about what role the monks played in the political and social life of the empire. A separate chapter is devoted to the intellectual activities of the monks, among which there were many truly talented scientists-murders, painters, hymnographs and poets